Brewery distribution bill fails in senate | Reaction [Video]

Advocates said this could threaten whether many local businesses can continue to keep their doors open.

ATLANTA — Representatives with Georgia’s craft brewing industry who have been pushing a senate bill aimed at helping brewers with distribution efforts said they’re disappointed after S.B. 163 failed to advance out of the Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee on Thursday.

Joseph Cortes, Executive Director of The Georgia Craft Brewers Guild, said the inaction by legislatures may force some breweries to close their doors this year.

“This setback deals a significant blow to the already struggling small breweries across the state,” Cortes wrote in a press release.

The craft brewery advocate has been working over the last year to get lawmakers to vote on Senate Bill 163, which he said would provide a more conducive environment for small businesses to thrive. Cortes added that the failure to advance the bill will hinder brewers’ ability to innovate, grow, …

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